Jim Steranko on ‘Agents of SHIELD’: Full of ‘Teeth-Grinding Sensitivity’

Jim Steranko, one of the creators of the Nick Fury character, recaps Agents of SHIELD for THR’s Heat Vision every week. Read more about the Marvel Comics artist in a Q&A here.

Last night, soap got in my eyes — and I wasn’t even taking a shower! I was watching Agents of SHIELD’s big midseason closer: “The Bridge” (where is Sonny Rollins when we need him the most?).
Let me set the record straight because some critics of my weekly critiques have accused me of egomaniacal bias, that because the series doesn’t mirror my four-color contribution to the SHIELD saga (Unabashed Plugola: It hasn’t been out of print in the past 40 years!), I’ve given it a low score.